Integration of Ukrainian Women Entrepreneurs in Ukraine and the United Kingdom: Challenges and Support in the Context of Forced Displacement

This report is part of a joint project between Cambridge Judge Business School (UK) and Mariupol State University (Ukraine) titled “Integration of Displaced Ukrainian Women Entrepreneurs: Challenges and Support Mechanisms in the Context of Forced Relocation in Ukraine and the United Kingdom”. The project is supported by the Cambridge University’s Research England Policy Support Fund and UKRI, 2024-2025. The purpose of the research is to explore the integration models of displaced Ukrainian women’s businesses into host communities in Ukraine and the United Kingdom, focusing on the challenges, needs, opportunities, and mechanisms for their adaptation to a new socio-economic environment. The survey involved Ukrainian women entrepreneurs who continue their business activities despite being forced to relocate due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. These women now operate their businesses in host communities in Ukraine and the UK, offering goods and services under new circumstances. The project underwent an ethical review and quality assessment by the Academic Council of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Management at Mariupol State University.